Newcastle University

Background

I did my PhD at Newcastle University (Wolfson Unit). My thesis was entitled: "Drinking, illicit drug use, stress and other lifestyle variables in medical students and doctors". During my time doing my PhD I was involved with the 'Healthy Medical School' and helped develop the alcohol policy for the medical school. After finishing my PhD I worked for a year with Prof Nick Heather and Prof Eileen Kaner as the HAZ Alcohol Strategy Co-ordinator. I then worked with Prof Lawrence Sherman (Cambridge University) and Dr. Heather Strang (Australian National University) on a 3 centre randomised controlled trial examining restorative justice across the criminal justice system (outcomes: victim satisfaction and re-offending behaviour). 

Roles and Responsibilities

Lecturer in Public Health Research

Alcohol Research Team Manager 

Deputy Post Graduate Tutor

Chair of IHS Engagement Strategy Group 

Qualifications

1997-2001: Ph.D. Behavioural Sciences: Newcastle University

1993-1996: BA (Hons) Social Science 2(I): University of Sunderland

Previous Positions

2005-2006: Research Consultant.

2001-2006: Research Consultant (Assistant Project Director). Justice Research Consortium, Australian National University (based in England).

2005-2006: Visiting Lecturer - (Public Health): Newcastle University

2002-2003: Visiting Lecturer - (Criminology): Northumbria and Sunderland University

2001-2001: Visiting Lecturer - (Alcohol Diploma): Sunderland University

2000-2001: Tyne and Wear (HAZ) Alcohol Strategy Co-ordinator, Plummer Court, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Memberships

2005-present: Executive Committee Member, North East Council on Addictions (NECA).

Honours and Awards

BMA Joan Dawkins Award for research into Young People and Alcohol (1998) British Medical Association. £25,000.

Informal Interests

Travel, travel, travel - especially India.

Research Interests

Criminal Justice; Public Health; Young People; Systematic Reviews; Project Management; RCTs

Current Work

Lecturer in Public Health Research

PI: SIPS JR-HIGH

Co-applicant: SIPS JR; OHDIN; AAIDED; RADiANT 

Future Research

Developing research around young people and co-morbid mental health and alcohol use in the general population and in the criminal justice system

Postgraduate Supervision

PhD (current) Claire Sullivan

PhD (current) Samantha Level

MD (current) Nigel Camilleri 

Funding 

Newbury-Birch D,  Kaner E, Coulton S, McColl E, Howel D, Deverill M, Tate L. A feasibility trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH). (2011). NIHR-PHRP. £308,070

Connolly J, Wright J, Kaner E, Newbury-Birch D, Vale L, Hindmarch P.  Alcohol Associated Injury in the Emergency Department: AAIDED. (2011) FSF Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. £62,146

Hampton P, Kaner E, Newbury-Birch D, Gilvarry E, Araujo-Soares V.(2011) Examining the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in patients with skin disease.  British Skin Foundation Small Grant. £7,126

Drummond C, Coulton S, Crawford M, Deluca P, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, McArdle P, Russell I, Cohen D, Newbury-Birch D, Maconochie I, Phillips T, Patton R, Strang J, Allen M.  Developing and evaluating interventions for adolescent alcohol use disorders presenting through emergency departments: SIPS JR. (2010). NIHR Programme Grant.  £1,999,700

Coulton S, Drummond C, Tober G, Hassey A, Raistrick D, Phillips T, Watson J, Rumball D, Kaner E, Morton V, Parrott S, Newbury-Birch D. (2010) The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care (AESOPS).  NIHR. £326,535

European collaborative study.  OHDIN: Optimizing delivery of health care interventions. (2010)  FP-7 Health. £2,500,000

Newbury-Birch D, McGovern R, Kaner E. Darlington Paramedic Project. (2010). Darlington PCT. £10,000     

McArdle P, Croom S, Grahame V, Morrow J, Byrne C, Newbury-Birch D, Claxton J, Stewart L, Farr L, Gibson J. (2010) Service development: community mental health for children and young adolescents with severe disorders. The Entrepreneurs Forum. £67,000.

McArdle P, Scott J, Gilvarry E, Kaplan C, Ward D, LeCouteur A, Grahame V, Thick A, Tacchi M, Newbury-Birch D. (2010) Fifteen to Twenty Five – Diagnosis and Treatment of 15-25 year olds with mental health issues. Good Ideas Investment Programme 2009/2010. £180,000.

Scott J, Blair S, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, McArdle P, Meyer T, Newbury-Birch D. (2010) Assessing mood disorders, drugs and alcohol in young people in North East England. NTW, NHS Trust. £43,500

Kaner E, Newbury-Birch D. (2010) Research on brief intervention for alcohol and chronic disease. North Tyneside PCT. £32,638.

Brown, N. Newbury-Birch D, Kaner E. Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in a Policing Context: A Pilot/Feasibility study. (2009) South Tyneside PCT and DAAT. £10,000

Newbury-Birch D, Gilvarry E, McArdle P, Ramesh V, Stewart S, Walker J, Avery L, Beyer F, Brown, N, Jackson K, Lock C, McGovern R, Kaner E. (2009) The impact of alcohol consumption on young people: A review of reviews. Department for Children, Schools and Families £50,977

Drummond C, Kaner E, Myles J, Oyefesco N, Touquet R, Crawford M, Heather N, Day C, Gilvarry E, Cassidy P, De Luca P, Phillips T, Perryman K, Newbury-Birch D, Bland M, Coulton S, Godfrey C. (2009) Alcohol screening and brief intervention pilots: A proposal from the National Alcohol Brief Intervention Research Consortium – extension. Department of Health. £821,143

Newbury-Birch D, Gilvarry E, Cassidy P, Jackson K, Kaner E. Alcohol Prevalence study amongst young people in youth offending teams and secure establishments in Tyne and Wear. (2008) Youth Justice Board £10,000

Kaner E, Newbury-Birch D, Avery L, Brown N, Jackson K A rapid review of evidence on liver disease epidemiology, treatment and services. (2008) NIHR-CCF £28,327

Drummond C, Kaner E, Myles J, Oyefesco N, Touquet R, Crawford M, Heather N, Day C, Gilvarry E, Cassidy P, De Luca P, Phillips T, Perryman K, Newbury-Birch D, Bland M, Coulton S, Godfrey C. (2006) Alcohol screening and brief intervention pilots: A proposal from the National Alcohol Brief Intervention Research Consortium. Department of Health. £3,165,678

Newbury-Birch. (2006) Assessment of alcohol need amongst offenders within probation and prison services in North East England. £8,000. North East ROM

Sherman L, Strang H, Newbury-Birch D. (2005) Systematic Review of Recent Research Undertaken Regarding Restorative Justice, Reparation and Victims. £66,700. Youth Justice Board

Newbury-Birch D, Girvan M. (2006). Anti-social behaviour. Alcohol Awareness Evaluation. North East Council on Addictions £15,000

Newbury-Birch D, BMA Joan Dawkins Award for research into Young People and Alcohol (1998) British Medical Association £25,000

Projects

• A feasibility trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH)
  Project Leader(s): Dr D Newbury-Birch, Professor E Kaner, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Professor P McArdle, Professor E McColl, Howel D, Deverill M, Tate L.
• Developing and evaluating interventions for adolescent alcohol use disorders presenting through emergency departments – SIPS-JR
  Project Leader(s): Drummond C, Coulton S, Crawford M, Deluca P, Professor E Gilvarry, Professor E Kaner, Professor P McArdle, Russell I, Cohen D, Dr D Newbury-Birch, Maconachie I, Philips T, Patton R, Strang J, Allen M.

Undergraduate Teaching

MSc Public Health and Health Services Research - Module lead for Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal Module

MSc Public Health and Health Services Research - project management 

• Watson J, Crosby H, Dale V, Tober G, Wu Q, Lang J, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, Parrott P, Bland M, Drummond C, Godfrey C, Kaner E, Coulton S. AESOPS: a randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care. London: National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment, 2013. Health Technology Assessment. In Press.
• Kaner E, Bland M, Cassidy P, Coulton S, Dale V, Deluca P, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, Myles J, Newbury-Birch D, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Perryman K, Phillips T, Shepherd J, Drummond C. Effectiveness of screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary care (SIPS trial): Pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal 2013, 346, e8501.
• Lock CA, Newbury-Birch D, Kaner EFS. Screening and Interventions in Medical Settings including Brief Feedback-focused Interventions. In: Miller, P, ed. Encyclopedia of Addictive Behaviors. Elsevier, 2013. In Press.
• Martin N, Newbury-Birch D, Duckett J, Mason H, Shen J, Shevills C, Kaner E. A retrospective analysis of the nature, extent and cost of alcohol-related emergency calls to the ambulance service in an English region. Alcohol and Alcoholism 2012, 47(2), 191-197.
• Wilson GB, McGovern R, Antony G, Cassidy P, Deverill M, Graybill E, Gilvarry E, Hodgson M, Kaner EFS, Laing K, McColl E, Newbury-Birch D, Rankin J. Brief intervention to reduce risky drinking in pregnancy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2012, 13(1), 174.
• Coulton S, Newbury-Birch D, Cassidy P, Dale V, Deluca P, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, Kaner E, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Phillips T, Sherpherd J, Drummond C. Screening for Alcohol Use in Criminal Justice Settings: An Exploratory Study. Alcohol and Alcoholism 2012, 47(4), 423-427.
• Camilleri N, Phinn E, Le Couteur A, Meyer TD, Newbury-Birch D, Thirk T, McArdle P. The feasibility of identifying, treating and improving outcomes in ‘hard-to-reach’ young people with multiple complex mental disorders. In: 20th European Congress of Psychiatry. 2012, Prague, Czech Republic: Elsevier Masson.
• Newbury-Birch D, Jackson K, Hodgson T, Gilvarry E, Cassidy P, Kaner E. A prevalence study of alcohol use disorders amongst young offenders in the north east of England. In: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. 2010, San Antonio, Texas: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
• Brown N, Newbury-Birch D, Mcgovern R, Phinn E, Kaner E. Alcohol screening and brief intervention in a policing context: A mixed methods feasibility study. Drug and Alcohol Review 2010, 29(6), 647-654.
• Newbury-Birch D, Bland M, Cassidy P, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, Kaner E, Myles J, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Perryman K, Phillips T. Alcohol Screening and brief intervention in criminal justice settings: the UK SIPS trial. In: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. 2010, San Antonio, Texas: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
• Kaner E, Newbury-Birch D, Heather N. Brief Intervention. In: Miller, PM, ed. Evidence-based Addiction Treatment. San Diego, California: Elsevier, 2010, pp.189-214.
• Deluca P, Drummond C, Coulton S, Perryman K, Bland M, Cassidy P, Crawford M, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, Kaner E, Myles J, Newbury-Birch D, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Patton R, Phillips T, Shepherd J, Toquet R. Challenges and solutions in implementing and screening and brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use in accident and emergency departments. In: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. 2010, San Antonio, Texas: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
• Kaner E, Bland M, Cassidy P, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, Myles J, Newbury-Birch D, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Perryman K, Phillips T, Shenker D, Shepherd J. Screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary healthc are: extending the existing evidence base via the UKSIPS trial.`. In: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. 2010, San Antonio, Texas: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
• Perryman K, Bland M, Cassidy P, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, Kaner E, Mules J, Newbury-Birch D, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Phillips T. Training staff to deliver alcohol screening and brief interventions: evaluation of accident and emergency staff attitudes. In: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. 2010, San Antonio, Texas: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
• Kaner E, Newbury-Birch D, Heather N. Brief Intervention. In: Miller, P, ed. Evidence-Based Addiction Treatment. London: Elsevier, 2009, pp.189-213.
• Newbury-Birch D, Gilvarry E, McArdle P, Ramesh V, Stewart S, Walker J, Avery L, Beyer F, Brown N, Jackson K, Lock C, McGovern R, Kaner E. Impact of alcohol consumption on young people: A systematic review of published reviews. Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2009. DCSF-RR067.
• Coulton S, Perryman K, Bland M, Cassidy P, Crawford M, Deluca P, Drummond C, Gilvarry EA, Godfrey C, Heather N, Kaner EFS, Myles J, Newbury-Birch DE, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Phillips T, Shenker D, Shepherd J. Screening and brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use in accident and emergency departments: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9, 114.
• Kaner E, Bland M, Cassidy P, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, Myles J, Newbury-Birch D, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Perryman K, Phillips T, Shenker D, Shepherd J. Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC Public Health 2009, 9(287), 13.
• Newbury-Birch D, Bland M, Cassidy P, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, Kaner E, Myles J, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Perryman K, Phillips T, Shenker D, Shepherd J. Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in probation services: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC Public Health 2009, 9(418), 10.
• Newbury-Birch D, Harrison B, Brown N, Kaner E. Sloshed and sentenced: a prevalence study of alcohol use disorders amongst offenders in the North East of England. International Journal of Prisoner Health 2009, 5(4), 201-211.
• Kaner E, Newbury-Birch D, Avery L, Brown N, Jackson K, Mason H. A rapid review of liver disease epidemiology, treatment and service provision in England [Report Commissioned by Department of Health and the British Liver Trust]. Newcastle upon Tyne: Institute of Health and Society, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2007.
• Newbury-Birch D, Girvan M, Rogers Z. An evaluation of an alcohol awareness programme for young people in the North-East of England. Newcastle upon Tyne: NECA (North East Council on Addictions), 2007.
• Newbury-Birch D, Harrison B. Assessment of alcohol need amongst offenders within probation and prison services in North East England. NOMS (National Offender Management Service), 2007.
• Sherman LW, Strang H, Newbury-Birch D, Bennett S. Key indicators of effective practice in restorative justice (KEEP). Youth Justice Board, 2007.
• Sherman LW, Strang H, Barnes G, Bennett S, Angel CM, Newbury-Birch D, Woods DJ, Gill CE. Restorative Justice: The evidence: Jerry Lee program of randomized trials in restorative justice. London: Smith Institute, 2007. ISBN: 1905370164.
• Sherman LW, Strang H, Newbury-Birch D, Bennett S. Systematic review of recent research undertaken regarding restorative justice, reparation and victims. London: Youth Justice Board, 2007.
• Matrix, Jerry Lee Centre. Implementation of the NOMS offender management model in the North West: Process evaluation. Home Office, 2006.
• Matrix, Jerry Lee Centre. Single Intervention RCT Feasibility Study. London, UK: Home Office, 2006.
• Strang H, Sherman L, Angel CM, Woods DJ, Bennett S, Newbury-Birch D, Inkpen N. Victim evaluations of Face-to-face Restorative Justice Conferences: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis. Journal of Social Issues 2006, 62(2), 281-306.
• Newbury-Birch D, Lowry RJ, Kamali F. The changing pattern of drinking, illicit drug use, stress, anxiety and depression in dental students: a longitudinal study (authors reply). British Dental Journal 2002, 193(5), 244.
• Newbury-Birch D, Lowry RJ, Kamali F. The changing patterns of drinking, illicit drug use, stress, anxiety and depression in dental students in a UK dental school: A longitudinal study. British Dental Journal 2002, 192(11), 646-649.
• Newbury-Birch D, Walshaw D, Kamali F. Drink and drugs: From medical students to doctors. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2001, 64(3), 265-270.
• Newbury-Birch D, Kamali F. Psychological stress, anxiety, depression, job satisfaction, and personality characteristics in preregistration house officers. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2001, 77(904), 109-111.
• Cooke E, Eadie DR, Lowry R, Newbury-Birch D. Research in progress: Binge drinking and harm minimisation in the Tyne and Wear Health Action Zone. Acquire 2001, 31, 5-7.
• Newbury-Birch D, White M, Kamali F. Factors influencing alcohol and illicit drug use amongst medical students. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2000, 59(2), 125-130.
• Birch D, Ashton H, Kamali F. Alcohol drinking, illicit drug use and stress in junior house officers in north-east England. Lancet 1998, 352, 785-786.
• Birch D, Ashton H, Kamali F. Junior doctors and stress (authors reply). Lancet 1998, 352, 1780-1781.